Woolston Brass Incorporated — Education Charity in Christchurch

Woolston Brass Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $0.8M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: The principal charitable objects of Woolston Brass Inc (the Band) are: a. To encourage and develop an appreciation of music by the public. b. To promote and encourage the training of learners of brass instruments via the Woolston Brass Academy. c. To raise funds by means of grants and donations from any sponsor or other person, firm or corporation.

Registration Number
CC33350
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Website
http://www.woolstonbrass.org
Email
info@woolstonbrass.org
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people, Other charities, Voluntary bodies other than charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.8M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.3M NZD
Total Assets
$2.0M NZD
Net Assets
$1.9M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
5
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.8M$0.3M$1.9M
2024$0.8M$0.3M$1.4M
2023$0.3M$0.3M$1.0M
2022$0.3M$0.3M$1.0M
2021$0.3M$0.3M$1.0M
2020$0.2M$0.2M$0.9M
2019$0.2M$0.2M$0.9M
2018$0.2M$0.2M$1.0M
2017$0.3M$0.3M$1.0M
2016$0.2M$0.2M$1.0M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (2)

NameRoleAppointed
Caroline BlackmoreMarketing & Sponsorship Manager2014-05-23
Todd TurnerAssistant Treasurer2013-05-01

Former Officers (22)

  • Hazel Wilson — Committee Member
  • Brent Hoy — Committee Member
  • Jack McKenzie — Committee Memeber
  • Paul van Uden — Committee Member
  • Nigel Seaton — Chair
  • Luke Christiansen — Committee Member
  • Julia Mallett — Secretary (departed 2024-09-25)
  • Robert Simpson — Chair (departed 2024-03-20)
  • Georgia Hoy — Secretary
  • Rebecca Reside — Treasurer
  • Matthew Toomata — Committee Member (departed 2020-10-07)
  • William Pheloung — Chair (departed 2018-06-30)
  • Ross Yorkstone — Committee Member (departed 2017-06-30)
  • Sam Pinder — Treasurer (departed 2019-09-04)
  • Gary Pinker — President
  • Stephen Leader — Assistant Secretary (departed 2019-09-04)
  • Anthony Lewis — President (departed 2015-09-30)
  • Eugene Puohotaua — Community Member (departed 2014-06-30)
  • Mark Vanderklei — Committee Member (departed 2023-03-31)
  • John Thorne — Committee Member (departed 2015-09-30)

Funding Sources

  • Pub Charity Limited — $391,847.57
  • Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $189,350
  • The Trusts Community Foundation — $100,000
  • The Trusts Community Foundation — $100,000
  • Air Rescue Services Limited — $60,000
  • Rano Community Trust — $26,075
  • Trillian Trust — $20,520.7
  • Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $15,000
  • Blue Sky Community Trust — $13,068.88
  • One Foundation — $12,500
  • Youthtown Incorporated — $12,230
  • New Zealand Community Trust — $12,000
  • The Lion Foundation — $9,500
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $9,000
  • The Trusts Community Foundation — $5,219
  • Lion Foundation — $5,000
  • Rano Community Trust — $5,000
  • The Trusts Community Foundation Limited — $4,495.32
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $3,000
  • Four Winds Foundation Limited — $2,500
  • Blue Sky Community Trust — $1,200

Similar Charities in Education

Woolston Brass Incorporated logo
EducationTrust

Woolston Brass Incorporated

CC33350Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating2d ago

Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade

Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)

How ratings work →
Revenue

$818.6K

Expenses

$346.5K

Assets

$2.0M

Staff

5

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

The principal charitable objects of Woolston Brass Inc (the Band) are: a. To encourage and develop an appreciation of music by the public. b. To promote and encourage the training of learners of brass instruments via the Woolston Brass Academy. c. To raise funds by means of grants and donations from any sponsor or other person, firm or corporation.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicOlder peopleOther charitiesVoluntary bodies other than charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$818.6K
Total Expenses
$346.5K
Net Assets
$1.9M
Staff
5
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
7mo
Could operate 7 months with zero revenue
Healthy
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

31
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 6,880
High Concentration: 82% of revenue from Other
Other81.9%
Donations12.0%
Trading / Services5.3%
Investment Income0.8%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 132 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#38/133
Revenue
$819K
#8/133
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/133
Surplus
$472K
#5/133
Staff Cost %
46%
#133/133

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
30
Transparency
65
View Full Score Breakdown

Is this your charity?

Claim your profile to view analytics, submit corrections, and improve your rating.

Claim This Profile

Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC33350
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated19 Oct 1901
Registered office
37 Dampier Street, Woolston, Christchurch, 8011

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)Other - Acts an Umbrella body

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 28 September 2026.